CPR Institute's 2026 Annual Meeting

JAMS is a proud sponsor of the CPR Institute's 2026 Annual Meeting

Taking place February 11–13 at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, CPR Institute’s Annual Meeting will examine evolving developments in conflict management, including domestic and international mediation and arbitration, with attention to ethics. Centered on the theme Navigating Changing Currents: Business ADR in a Global Economy, the program will offer practical tools and strategies that can be applied in practice.

JAMS Featured Speakers & Attendees: Hiro N. Aragaki, Esq., Ph.D, C.Arb, Cynthia H. Cwik, Esq., FCIArb, and Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.)

JAMS Sponsored Lunch: CPR Awards Lunch February 12, 2026, at 12:15 PM-1:45 PM

• JAMS award recipient: Hon. Daniel Weinstein(Ret.)

JAMS Featured Programs:

Neutrals Track: Promoting Mediation and Settlement in International and Domestic Commercial Arbitration: Missed Opportunity or Emerging Trend?
February 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM-10:15 AM PT
There is growing sentiment that arbitration is costly and slow. Is mediation, which offers speed, efficiency, and the chance to preserve valuable business relationships, underutilized in arbitration—especially international commercial arbitration? This panel will bring together perspectives from in-house counsel, external counsel, institutional providers, and neutrals to explore how mediation and other pro-settlement innovations can be more effectively integrated into arbitration. We will examine the barriers that keep mediation from taking hold, the cultural expectations that shape parties’ choices, and practical strategies that neutrals and counsel can use to reduce costs, mitigate risk, and foster early and amicable resolution.

Speakers:

• Page Robinson, Head of Litigation and Intellectual Property, Activision Blizzard
• Hiro N. Aragaki, Esq., Arbitrator, Mediator, Professor of Law, CPR Neutral, JAMS
• Nicolas Wiegand, Lawyer | Head of APAC International Arbitration, CMS Law
• Adriana Uson, Director & Head (Americas), Singapore International Arbitration

How AI Really Works in Arbitration: What's Appropriate, What's Not, and What Comes Next
February 13, 2026 | 10:45–11:45 AM PT
SVAMC Featured Program 

A dynamic, interactive session exploring the practical use and limits of AI in arbitration. This audience-engaged program will examine:

• Where AI can be effectively deployed in arbitration
• Which functions require essential human judgment
• A comparative review of current AI guidelines (SVAMC, ABA, AAA/ICDR, and more)
• Whether CPR should develop its own AI guidelines
• The potential role and boundaries of predictive analytics for arbitrators and in-house counsel

Speakers:

• Michael Diamant, Of Counsel, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
• Mary Beth Cantrell, Senior Associate General Counsel, Amgen
• Duncan Pickard, Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton
• Sherman Kahn, Partner, Maschoff Brennan
• Orlando Cabrera, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells
• Cynthia H. Cwik, Esq., FCIArb, Arbitrator & Mediator, JAMS